Advances in Electrochemical Sensors and Intelligent Systems for Food Quality and Waste Valorization
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Engineering and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 September 2026 | Viewed by 818
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food quality control; food safety; electrochemical sensors; electronic tongues and noses; biowaste valorization; bioprocesses
Interests: water pollution; photocatalysis; analytical chemistry; food chemistry; biowaste valorization; waste-based nanomaterials
Interests: electrochemistry; applied technologies for food-related challenges; sustainability; waste/biowaste management; biowaste valorization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ensuring food quality, safety, and sustainability remains a critical challenge for the global food sector. Recent advances in electrochemical sensing technologies, combined with data-driven and intelligent analytical methodologies, are reshaping current strategies for monitoring food composition, detecting contaminants, and managing biowaste as well as byproducts. These innovations not only aim to enhance analytical performance but also to reduce environmental and societal impacts while promoting economic valorization. Electrochemical sensors enable rapid, sensitive, and in situ detection of chemical and biological markers that are relevant to food quality and safety. In parallel, intelligent systems, such as machine learning algorithms and IoT-based platforms, provide powerful tools for real-time data interpretation, predictive modelling, and process optimization throughout food production and the supply chain.
This Special Issue, “Advances in Electrochemical Sensors and Intelligent Systems for Food Quality and Waste Valorization,” aims to gather high-quality, state-of-the-art research focused on the development, integration, and application of electrochemical sensing technologies and smart analytical systems in food-related contexts. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, novel sensor materials, portable and wearable analytical devices, intelligent packaging solutions, computational and chemometric approaches, biowaste conversion strategies, and sustainable valorization technologies.
By bringing together contributions from diverse scientific and technological disciplines, this Special Issue aims to highlight recent breakthroughs, address existing challenges, and foster innovative perspectives toward safer, more resilient, and sustainable food systems.
Dr. Ana Cristina A. Veloso
Prof. Dr. Diana L.D. Lima
Dr. Ana S. Fajardo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- electrochemical sensors
- electronic tongues
- electronic noses
- electronic eyes
- thin-film sensor devices
- image analysis
- chemometrics
- smart packaging
- biowaste/byproduct valorization
- IoT-based platforms
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